this is wjz tv, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. what went wrong? a police trainee shot in the head by his instructor. the instructor could face criminal charges. >> the violation of training policy revealed in our investigation. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> new revelations about a police training day turned tragic. the trainee still in very bad shape at the hospital. we investigated breeches of pro toe cool and the moments leading up to his shooting. we have the latest details. >> reporter: that training officer has now been identified as william scott kearns. he is an 18-year-veteran of the

baltimore police department. a baltimore city police training officer could face criminal charges after a training exercise went terribly wrong. state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital sight. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. once that is done, we'll review it and determine what if any charges need to be brought. >> reporter: uncovered more than a dozen trainees were at the facility with two baltimore city training officers. after a lunch break, officer william scott kearns resumed training without his fellow instructor. both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons. officer kearns mistook his service weapon for a training weapon and shot the trainee. members were out here today

interviewing staff. they have temporarily shut down the academy. >> we want to make sure we get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: legal expert says consequences for officer kearns will likely be within the department. >> their career is in big, big trouble. maybe even termination. my guess would be it's probably not going to be criminal. >> reporter: a state police investigation is expected to take weeks. and six police officers have now been suspended including officer kearn and the director of the police academy. >> thank you. the police union president tells our media partner that scott kearn loves being a city officer and feels remorseful about the incident. dozens of accidents and one death when many woke up to icy road conditions. a woman was killed when her suv

slammed into a cement truck and another blast of winter weather is likely headed this way. bob will have details coming up in the forecast. so close but so far. the cruise nightmare is almost over for 4000 people stranded for days in squalor and little food or electricity. here's a live look right now at the carnival triumph where passengers are allowed to get off ship. >> reporter: passengers wave from the deck as it pulled into port ending a miserable week at sea. next up for them, the wait to step on to dry land. >> because of the lack of power aboard the ship, the demarcation process could take 4-5 hours. >> reporter: the triumph set out last thursday for a four- day cruise. that changed sunday when an

engine fire knocked out power. one of the passengers say conditions deteriorated quickly. >> really bad part was there was no running water and toilets for almost the first 30 hours. once they finally did get running water, the toilets only worked in certain places. >> reporter: carnival released for buss to carry passengers to new orleans or houston and galveston, texas. beth had several family members on board including her daughter. she says her journey will end right here. >> absolutely no, don't want to get in any vehicle to travel again. >> reporter: carnival will take 4-5 hours to get everyone off the ship and moving toward their next destinations bringing an end to a vacation most would probably rather

forget. >> for their trouble, the passengers will get $500 in cash, a full refund of their trip, and a discount on future cruises. one of the biggest stars of london's summer olympics charged with murdering his girlfriend. last summer, he became the first double amputee runner to compete at the games. police in south africa say he shot his girlfriend, a well- known model, four times inside his home just hours before he tweeted about valentine's day saying it should be a day of love for everyone. police say were called to his home for domestic trouble in the past. witnesses told investigators they heard screaming before the shooting. a university of maryland student is out of the hospital tonight wounded when his roommate went on a shooting spree in their backyard. the sole survivor managed to run away with a bullet in his leg. >> reporter: police say

graduate student had been diagnosed with a mental illness for more than a year before tuesday morning's bizarre rampage. he took his own life after killing one of his roommates and shooting another roommate in the leg. >> we're just thankful that he's alive. we don't know how he survived it. it was just a miracle. >> reporter: his stepson was awakened by several small fires. when they went out together to put out those flames, he opened fire. >> saw the gun coming out of the kid's pocket and just had a sense that something wasn't right. as he turned to run, that's when he got hit. he felt his leg and something was there and just decided i just have to go, just have to run. >> reporter: although neil is at home and doing well, he isn't ready to speak with reporters until after he speaks with the mother of his murdered

roommate. rain who graduated high school is slated to be laid to rest in pennsylvania as the campus mourns his death, neil o.s family counts their blessing. >> we can't imagine how the other family is feeling, steven's parents. it makes us sick to our stomachs: >> reporter: in addition to the handgun used in the shooting, green also had a machete and an oozie in his bag. >> the funeral for rain will be held in pennsylvania on saturday. a ray rice imperson nay to sets up a fake face clean book page to try to contact women and girls. the imposter was asking for face to face meetings. the facebook page has been taken down and rice says he hopes this incident will persuade parents to talk to their children about online

safety. maryland is weeks away from its first ever casino games. hollywood casino will have craps, poker, and blackjack as early as march. they're hoping the games bring this big economic booms. we have more on the statewide plan to cash in. >> reporter: operators say the expansion of table games will make them full-fledged casinos. when it opened in 2010, it was one of the biggest thicks to hit the small town of perry. nearly three years later, the operators want to up the anti on gambling. voters approved the expansion of table games. the casino will start table gaming in march. >> we'll be able to draw people that have never been here before, now give them a reason to come. >> reporter: maryland live

casino has started training table game dealers. >> i'd rather be behind the scenes dealing than spending my money. >> we expect to be flipping cards and rolling dice by early spring. >> reporter: it's estimated the expansion will generate 1200 new jobs at maryland live and 100 new jobs at hollywood casino. the expansion of games make them more attractive to customers. >> this will make us a full- fledged casino. >> reporter: they believe they are at this time still waiting on those permits and state regulators. once they are in place, they think revenues will pick up. maryland live doesn't have a start game for table games yet. they're planning for sometime this spring. if you're single on this valentine's day of love, you're in the right city to change your status. baltimore is the second best

city for singles. why? because there's lots to do, lots to eat, and a great date can be yours for less than $40. >> of course bob can do it for $20. >> a bowl of popcorn and netflix. finally some closure. the mystery surrounding christopher dorner's final hours is over. now the couple he took hostage tells their story. investigators single out the source of horse meat in europe's food supply. they're more cowardly now. >> a mother's plea for help is met with an outpouring of love. her son's inspiring struggle coming up. another round of winter headed our way. i'll have the forecast coming up next.

it is clear and 32 degrees right now. the complete forecast is coming up. you are looking live in mobilealal where passengers are disembarking from their week- long cruise ship nightmare at this moment. well, torrential rains are causing a major sink hole problem in georgia. two of the biggest ones have

formed in the town's park. no one has beenen injured. no buildings are in the danger. they're not sure how long it will take to repair ground. the lucky seven grocery store in massachusets isn't so lucky for one would-be robber. he's caught on camera entering the store with a knife. the clerk pulls out a four-foot sword and chases the suspect out of the sword. last year he fought off a robber with his fists and he has no plans to back down and give in. the man wanted by the lapd is confirmed dead. the remains of christopher dorner were positively identified. before the shoot out and fire, dorner ambushed the owners of the resort. >> he continued to say to us

quite frequently he would not kill us and he just asked us to do what he asked. >> jim and karen were able to get free and call police after dorner fled in their car. police say dorner killed four people. he wanted revenge for his firing from the department. the coroner has not released the cause of death. meat wholesaler in france is being identified as the main culprit in europe's horse meat scandal. horse meat has been identified in a number of products. the company knowingly sold the horse meat as beef. three men were also arrested at a meat plant in whales. the fraudulent meat sales have reached across 13 countries but they won't say which one. drug agents swarm their property in search of a meth lab. the buckets and tubing were being used to produce homemade

maple syrup. the family is not angry with law enforcement. they thanked their neighbors for being alert and notifying police. a mother's plea for help echoes around the world. one columbia family is swamped with letters for noah. the cards and well wishes are designed to end bullying. >> reporter: her living room has been desieged with letters, cards, and packages. every single one is addressed to her 13-year-old son. she says he asked for the letters to encourage her 7th grade son. he was being bullied mercilessly at school. the taunts and teases moved to the internet and video games. >> you can't escape it. i think bullies are more cowardly now. they do things they would never do face to face. >> reporter: last month she

learned noah was cutting himself and had posted a suicide note online. she needed to do something fast. >> i put it out there. i was desperate. it was a survival plea. >> she came up with the idea to maybe have friends send letters of encouragement to make me feel better. >> reporter: just in time for her son's 13th birthday last week. noah has a favorite letter from his 4th grade teacher. >> he told me how he went through that, how amazing i was. >> reporter: the letters have come from all over the world, including korea and as far as away as australia. the family says it hasn't taken an official tally of just how many letters, but one thing is for sure -- they don't want them to end. >> the world is truly amazing if you look past the dark side. >> reporter: all kind words for a mother and son.

>> if you'd like to write a letter to noah, look for the story under local news. bringing together musicians and a choir here on earth and the commander of the international space station. >> stars were dancing. canadian astro naught sings with the bare naked ladies. that boldly goes where no other has gone before. >> i thought you were going to say they did the harlem shake. >> that's next. >> did you say bare naked ladies? >> that's the name of the band, bob. it's clear, it's chilly right now.

we're at freezing 32. the dew point is coming up to 28 now. no wind. humidity 84%. the barometer rising. currently 34. actually a little warmer to the west and south of us. 20 showing up in some colder spots. rock hall at 37. 49, 30 today. 45, 26 the average. 70 the record high and 2 below 0 in 1979. tomorrow the winds two nor to the south and southwest. most of the day will be warm and pleasant. tomorrow night we'll have a front crossing the region and that cold front will bring with it much colder temperatures and a mixture of rain and snow by late tomorrow night. the cold air will be passing our area. we expect development of low pressure somewhere along that

front. it will spill back some moisture into that cold air. we might see a period of plain old wet snow on saturday morning early. should all be done by 9-10. we do a have a risk of picking up some small accumulations. the storm will be offshore, so it will be a little closer to the proximity. depends on the exact temperature, but it will still see a threat. in the meantime, mild day tomorrow in the 50s, then the cold front comes through. low pressure on that front, there it is showing some precipitation but drying out. windy and turning colder saturday night and sunday going to be very chilly. sunday's high around the low 30s. southwest winds around 5-10 knots. clear to partly cloudy, 31. tomorrow night some rain, then a rain snow mix and probably

ending as a period of snow as temperatures will fall on saturday afternoon. 38 for a high, 23 at night, it will get windy. 34, 38. and a chance of a little more shower activity, rain. 44 on tuesday. >> i thank you, bob. early optimism for the orioles in spring training. >> already they're looking forward to the start of the season.

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big expectations in florida. >> if you're an optimistic fan, vegas says the os will have a losing record this season. the ravens were under dogs including the super bowl.

they did just fine. on our wjz spring training report, jason hamill says he's 100% healthy. he may be the starting pitcher on opening day. >> it's an honor, you know? any time your manager wants to put you up against the other guy's best is an honor. i'll be ready to go. >> the os full squad ready to go with the first full work out scheduled for tomorrow. first spring game one week from saturday. mentioned the ravens overcoming the odds to get to the super bowl. linebacker suggs still dealing with a torn bicep muscle that he suffered in december. after a second medical opinion, the baltimore suns reporting that suggs will not have surgery. he missed two regular season games after the arm tear but

played all four post-season games. college basketball in baltimore. who let the dogs out? loyola fast break, cormeer all alone for the lay up. 17 points for the junior from baltimore. they had to hold off the rally in the second half. senior robert olsen helped keep the hounds on top. loyola is 68-64 winner in their second last home game of the season. >> valentine's day, all for breast cancer awareness. the terps play host to clemson. 30 points and 12 rebounds if ever the 6-foot 3 senior. the outcome never in doubt. thomas added 17. the terps crush clemson 75-45. maryland plays at virginia on

sunday. reminder the maryland men play duke in college park coming up on saturday. that's always a big event. >> thank

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